Abstract Mixed Media Artist
Artist Statement:
I am a mixed media abstract artist, working in acrylic, charcoal, pastels, graphite and collage. I am drawn to exploring what lies beneath––the subtle, excavated layers hinting of mysteries not fully revealed. The illusiveness of memory and longing. The past bleeding into the present.
I paint from the inside out. Abstract forms evoke a moment that has moved me, capture feelings that elude description––the raw beauty of joy and grief, a shock to the heart, a fleeting tenderness. A variety of media drive my creative process––the viscosity or fluidity of paint, thick application with a brush or palette knife, or wide veils of color, give shape to dense textures, glazes to transparent fields of light. Collage—paper, petals, leaves, fabric, rusted metal––hint at stories barely revealed, convey grit and grace, a sense of freedom and the binding hold of the past. My love of the natural world informs everything I paint.
I am an active member of the Federation of Canadian Artists and a participating artist and board member of Artists in Our Midst.
